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Former H.K. Commander-In-Chief Utters Solemn Warning IMMEDIATE EXTENSION OF WAR

TO

FORECASTS

MILITARY

INVOLVE ALL

RUSSO-GERMAN

ALLIANCE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MONTREAL, APRIL 9 (UP).-"THE DEVELOPMENTS IN NORWAY MEAN THAT THE EUROPEAN WAR WILL SPREAD ON A TREMENDOUS SCALE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.”".

This solemn prediction was made to-day by Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, former Commander-in-Chief of the China Squadron in Hongkong.

Admiral Kelly forecast that Soviet Russia and Germany will proclaim

an open military alliance in order to clarify the issues.

"Not only northern Europe but south-eastern Europe will become an active theatre of war as the Allies attempt to halt the flow of oil to Ger- many,” Admiral Kelly said.

Admiral Sir Howard Kelly

NEW BATTLEFIELD EXPECTED

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BRUSSELS, April 9 (UP). Belgium fears that new battlefield has developed in northern Europe as a result of the Allies' decision to mine Norwegian waters. Official Belgian circles understand that Germany is determined to continue at all costs her supplies of the vital iron ores which have now been cut off by the Allied

action.

It is reliably stated that the Belgian authorities knew of the Allies decision regarding Norway as long ago as last Saturday.

Political circles do not believe that the new situation will affect Belgium.

JUTLANI

DENI

SWEDEN

RMANY Hamburg+

Military Exercises

Hongkong Forces Take Up Positions

now ready in positions to defend the

EUROPE

Shanghai Now Ready To Go To The Polls

JAPANESE CONFIDENT WILL WIN ELECTIONS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, Apr. 9 (Domei).—The Japanese candidates in the S.M.C. elections are confident that they will all be elected.

There are 3,600

It is claimed that the Japanese will receive 3,600 votes. Japanese electors and a further 100 votes are expected from Italian and Spanish residents.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, April 9, (UP).—Wednesday and Thursday- the two days on which Shanghai voters will go to the polls to return the new Municipal counell-are probably the two most important days in the history of the International Settlement, says the "North China Daily News" in an editorial this morning.

All British and American

The British army in Hongkong is newspapers this morning urge

Colony against an enemy attack. nominated candidates.

This is revealed in an offelal com-

voters to support the officially NAZI NAVY

"North China

The Japanese, the Daily News" warna, can be expected out. poll almost all their own roles

for their five candidates,

exercises which are being carried out this week in Hongkong.

*

ON MOVE

New Threat

By Wang Nanking May Seize Concessions

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",

SHANGHAI, April 9. (UP). -The remarkable suggestion that Wang Ching-wei, alded by Japan, should choose the mo- ment when Britain and France

Accidental voters would be well- Four Squadrons On are pre-occupied in Europe to

"The interests

Way North

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

tako over all foreign concessions in China was advanced to-day by. Wang Ching-wei's mouth-

Nanking, says Wang's newspaper,

concessions.

The communique rends: "The exercises being held from advised to endeavour to equal the file to 12 are designed primarily strength of the Japanese by voting to give the Administrative Services in defence of their interests. and units practice in their war duties. "The seriousness of the challenge For this purpose, part of the garrison

fasued

by the Japanese is such that positions were occupied by o'clock ignore it. deployed today (Monday) and all

LONDON, April 9, (UP)-plece, the "Centrul China. Dally no reasonable pran can afford

to The Copenhagen Correspondent News." this evening.

of Shanghal

of the "Daily Telegraph" con- can "Owing to the administrative best be protected by ensuring that firms that four German navat is now strong enough to take over the nature of the exercise and to the fact the seven selected British and Ameri- squadrons passed through the that there will be little movement, can candidates receive all the British Kattegat last night, proceeding the situation will no! change and American votes, in addition to It is semi-officially stressed here that Norwegian neutrality materially from day to day. is of a different category to that observed in both Belgium and "It will be the task of the adminis-the votes of as many other nationals

as possible." Holland, Norway permits.the entry of belligerent ships into her trative services to maintain the fight- territorial waters: the Lowlands, on the other hand, have pro-at they require until the end of the

troops

oops in these positions with all

XMHA Interference SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHTM* hibited the entry of warships of any of the belligerents.

SHANGHAI,

Scapa Flow ADRIATIC

Raid Fails

No Damage, But Nazis

Lose One Plane

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MINED

New Allied Action Is Reported

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BELGRADE, Yugo Slavia, LONDON, Apr. B (UP) The April 9. (Domei) —It is reported Admiralty and Air Ministry have here that Great Britain and Issued a joint communique, stuting] Franco have mined the entrance] that German planes attacked Scapa to the Adriatic Sea, Flow yesterday evening.

No damage was inleted and it is! The Yugo-Slavian Govern. certain that at least one German plane ment announces that, in view of was brought down by R.A.F. pursuit the situation created by this new planes.

Exorbitant Claims contingency, Yugo-Slavia has decided to act in future in con- cert with Italy.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, Apr. 9 (UP)-Germany claims to have again sunk the British Fleet at Scapa Flow-the second time within a week.

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In its communique on yesterday's Scapa rad, D.N.B. reports that several henvy units" of the British fleet were hit by German bombs,

Two Enomy Planes Down

italy's' Position

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ROME, April 9. (UP).-It is be lieved certain that Italy will not close the Adriatic Sea without giving due nolideation to other Powers.

If, however, Italy decides to take The Air Ministry has announced this action, any attempt by warships that it is now known that two enemy of third Powers to pass the Straits aircraft, which participated in the would be considered a challenge to Scupa Flow raid, were shot down, and it is believed that a third, which Italian authority in the Adriatic.

was severely damaged, has been lost.|

OLD, OLD STORY AGAIN. DENIED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

THE HAGUE, April 9 (UP),- SenseBionul reports in the Rome

During the Great War Italy closed

the Ortranto Straliz.

With command of Albanin, Italy

exercise."

Kenya's War Effort

northwards.

are pre-cccupied, and the United Britain and France, it points out,

Stutes, could not oppose any action The total strength of the of her tense relations with Japan and taken by Wang Ching-wel, because German-fleet is between 80 and Soviet Russie. 100 light and heavy units.

"The recovery of the concessions The squadron is believed to is equally as important as the re- Apr. ទ (UP).

of the Japanese-occupied Desplie American protests, very include Germany's only aircraft covery strong interference from an un-carrier, the Hindenburg, which areas," the paper added. identified station continues to blanket was commissioned about three the programmes emanating from the

months ago. American-owned radio station over NAIROBI, Api. (Reuter).which Amerienn commentators are Kenya is preparing to produce more urging voters in the Mundelpai wheat, flax and beans for Britain is elections to boycott

the Japanese Speculation in London-apparently Maritime traffic along the Nor the advice given by the East African candidates.

largely unsubstantiated-- interpret wegian coast has now been complete-Trade Delegation which, is now visit-

Campaign managers this morning the German move as a prelude to ly suspended,

Ing London.

predict an almost certain victory for

In the Skag- |mine-laying operations An emergency

of scasion

the Kenya is also planning a war-time the British and American candidates. gerak, by which means Germany Norwegian Diet has been called, supply of hay in 'the, near Middle The disenfranchisement of several hopes to close the Baltic Sea.

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Norway's Precautions SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" OSLO, April 0, (Domei)-The Norwegian authorities have ordered ull Norweglan ships in harbours north of West Flord to remain in port,

8.

Nazis Lose Warship, U-Boats And Planes Says Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, APRIL 8 (UP).—ALTHOUGH NO OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY EITHER THE BRITISH OR NAZI ADMIRALTIES, IT NOW AP- PEARS THAT REPORTS OF A BIG NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE SKAGER RAK ARE CONFIRMED.

EARLY REPORTS ANNOUNCE A BRITISH · NAVAL VICTORY, THE GERMAN LOSSES BEING A WARSHIP,TWO U-BOATS AND A NUMBER OF AIRPLANES.

The battle appears to have been the initial clash following the departure of the Ger- man Fleet from its baso at Kiel.

A Norwegian ship has arrived at Lillesand with fifty German and British survivors of the battle. Most of the survivors are from two Nazi U-Boats, which appear to have been carly

victims in the encounter.

could now close the Adriatic Sea at SWIFT ACTION: FOUR

a moment's noilce, Blg coastal

batteries on both sides of the narrow

Oriranio Straits command the trance to the Sen.

en-

"Popolo da Roma," which stated that FRENCH "REDS”

the Netherlands would place the Netherlands West Indies under the

"protection of a great Power" If

Holland became involved in war were authoritatively denied here

ARRESTED

PARIS, Apr. 8 (Reuler)Tha

of organisingj

NAZI SHIPS SUNK

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, April 8. (UP). ~ Scandinavian newspapers

London Speculations

A serious sortie by the Nazi fleet

to engage the British Navy is con-

sidered most unlikely.

an

The British Navy would welcome

with the Germans.

LATEST

NAZIS

INVADE DENMARK

LONDON, Apr. 9 (UP)—The Telegraph reports Germans could muster a maximum from Copenhagen that German of only 30 surface warships, which

Condento polni out that the Exchange

the British navy would have no troops to-day crossed the Danish diculty in overwhelming.

frontier at Slesvig and also land. ed at Middlefährport where three German cruisers were ly- Jing.

Battleships

To Return

Italians Recommission

Two Vessols

Three large German warships are also reported to be in the Little Belt.

BERLIN, Apr. 9 (UP)~Re- sponsible German quarters claim they have no knowledge of any action against Denmark.

They refuse to confirm or deny the reports until they have checked up with official quar

Italian shipyards for reconstruction NORWAY AT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Apr. 9 (UP)-It is official ly announced that the 23,600-ton Italian battleships Andrea Borla and ters. Calo Dullio will soon resumo active Į

service, after spending three years in The pilot of the ship said they and rent. had narrowly escaped the battle, They are two of four Italian batile- which took place in the Skager ships of this class to be reconstructed.. Rak. Part of the ship's side, The other two have already been was blown away.

[completed at a cost of 300 million A large number of bodies are being rst commissions being in 1913-over

Both chips are relatively old, thel washed ashore at Kristiansand.

La quarter of a century ago.. Naxi Ficot Off Norway

They are now equipped with ten 12.0in. guns and carry complementa Unconfirmed reports from Stock-of 1,190 men ench.

expected to arrive off the Norwegian

are issuing Extra editions as events move to a crists in Norholm state that the German Ficet is wegian waters.

the Nazi warships have

Hire.

ve to-day.

The British Navy has moved swiftly following the mining coast at 7 pm. It is confirmed that SWEDES RUSH TO The Amsterdam Correspondent of Folles have arrested five alleged of Norwegian waters. the Topolo da Roma" stated that ringleaders accused the great Power concerned would be Communist propaganda in the Indus- Four German steamers and a The 2,395-ton steamer Kreata, for- through the Danish Straits.

neither England nor Germany, Im-trial area of northern Paris.. plying that the United States would goin war-time custody of the Dutch .colonies.

The German losses are:

Nazi U-Boat are the first vic-pedoed by a British, submarine off The Police assert that the accused time as, Allied warships, sub- Arendals

The 2,000-ton German transport are taking orders from, the Third marines and airplanes carried Hio do Jamira, also torpedoed off It is an old story, repentedly International.

Arendal Twelve others were arrested eko-Europe's war Into the Skager

Rik. vhere In France,

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«lented," said well-informed cireles

to-tiny..

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WAR

9.

WASHINGTON, Ápr. announces that Norway is at (UP)—The State Department

war with Germany.

COPENHAGEN

SAID OCCUPIED

NEW YORK,

Apr. 9 (Domel),---

MAN DEFENCES Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark,

passed

has been occupied by German forces, Extra Edition of the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" according to a special report of the “Affokanda” quotes, reports from

́(UP)~ | “New Yorit Times." STOCKHOLM, Apr. 0 Copenhagen stating that the German The Swedish Defence Guards are bo Another New York, mesoge says fices intends to mine the Skaze Rak ing rapidly reinforced, especially in that the German forces invaded Den from the Norwegian coast

to Don-the southern districts of Skaane and murk to-day and are now entering PLEASE Turn To Pago 2. Smaaland.

Copenhagen.